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Cleaner air may raise water costs: SoCal agencies stack up against AB 32

Posted by: Maven on March 16, 2010 at 5:23 am

From iStock Analyst:

“The state’s efforts to clean up California’s air could show up on your water bill.

To meet the stringent requirements of Assembly Bill 32, requiring a 30 percent drop in carbon emissions by 2020, agencies across the state are tasked with turning to cleaner forms of energy.

“It’s no secret that most of that alternative energy is more costly than other alternatives,” said Kirby Brill, general manager of the Mojave Water Agency.

For California’s largest single-customer user of electricity, the State Water Project, that could be a pricey pursuit. And the state would pass any increase in costs to pump water from the SWP on to contractors such as MWA, which would then have to pass those costs to purveyors like Apple Valley Ranchos and on down to the consumer. … “

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March 16, 2010 · Filed Under General Water Issues

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